Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 14:18:03 -0500 From: "Haulmark, Chris" <chris@sigd.net> To: "CHris Rich" <freebsdnews@gmail.com>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Outputting command to a text file Message-ID: <6FC9F9894A9F8C49A722CF9F2132FC220257938D@ms05.mailstreet2003.net>
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Someone broke the silence:=20 > I want to use the du command to check on the sizes of files in a > directory, but i want the output to be put into a text file so I can > look at it later.=20 > Use the character > at the end of your command to redirect it to = wherever you want. For example, if I was to want the output of du results to a file named = du.log in the /home/chris directory, I would do this: du -d 1 -h / > /home/chris/du.log If I wanted to do it again but to have it added at the end of du.log. I = would use two >>. du -d 1 -h / >> /home/chris/du.og Remember, if you use one >, you will wipe out the original results and = replace it with the newer results. Files are not the only thing you can usually use after the > character. =20 > I did some search on google, and found nothing that applied. > Searched other places (lists and things) and couldn't find what i was > looking for, perhaps i was using the wrong search terms. >=20 > Any help will be greatly appreciated >=20 > Thanks > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Chris Haulmark System Admin. Freelancer "In market for IT corrections for a salary."
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